Real-time update in extrude tool

[mdahlke]

Has anyone else had any problems with the real-time update not working properly? When I'm creating an extrude feature, if I drag the handle for the extrude direction into the part, it doesn't create a cut; it allows me to change the length of the protrusion but won't change to a cut when it is drug into the existing part. This is frustrating because it seems to work on other employees computers but not mine.

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[Bari · Accepted solution]

Hello Mike,

Please check if you have the following config.pro setting:

auto_add_remove YES

Hope it works.

[TomD.inPDX]

I'm not sure that is the purpose of this option since the default is "no". If you are looking for Autoswitching, then yes, the option should resolve the problem.

I was having trouble with this as well... and it turned out that solid extrudes would not remove material from surface bodies, but when I switched to "thin" feature, it would let me remove material.

[mdahlke]

Toggling auto_add_remove fixed the issue. Thanks Antonio!